High schoolers in Massachusetts will no longer need to pass the MCAS to receive their diploma after voters overwhelmingly passed Question 2. With about 88% of precincts reporting, around 59% of residents were in favor of ending the graduation requirement and replacing it with district-set coursework, according to the Associated Press.

Question 2, championed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, successfully threw out the MCAS standardized testing graduation requirement for high school students. Students will continue to take the test as a diagnostic tool, but graduation standards ...